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Tonight's WWE 205 Live started with a recap of last week's result where the newcomer, Buddy Murphy, won his 1st Round Matchup, and Mustafa Ali made it past Jack Gallagher, despite an injured arm.
The video package went on to discuss the matches that were scheduled to take place on the show. The Quarter-finals of the Cruiserweight Championship were set to begin, with TJP taking on Cedric Alexander, and Roderick Strong taking on Kalisto competing to move on to the Semi-Finals of the Tournament.
The commentators welcomed the fans to 205 Live, where they talked about the Quarter Final matches of the tournament which were to take place, looking back on the brackets.
TJP vs Cedric Alexander
In a backstage prerecorded promo video, Cedric Alexander said that he was not worried about TJP. Before coming down to the ring, TJP said that he should not have had to go through a tournament to get a Title Opportunity.
TJP and Cedric started the bout with some grappling. Alexander picked up TJP and slammed him to the mat. TJP reversed the headlock Alexander put him in and hit him with a side grounded Hurricanrana. Alexander escaped and locked in the wrist lock on TJP. He stayed one step ahead of him and continued to lock him up.
Alexander found himself in trouble, getting locked up in a toe-hold, but reversed it into a near-pinfall. TJP came back with a kick to the face and tried to hit Cedric with another Hurricanrana, but Alexander was able to land on his feet.
He took TJP down and hit him with a dropkick. Alexander was able to lock in the armbar but had to break it as he grazed the bottom rope.
TJP locked in a body lock on Alexander, but he was able to escape. Alexander continued to hit TJP with Knife Edge Chops and followed it up with Snapmares, but TJP came back with Knee-Neckbreakers. TJP slowed down Alexander, but he hit a kick on the bridge of the nose, followed by an Upper Cut.
TJP got out of his way and locked in an innovated Sharpshooter and Standing Figure Four combination. TJP held Alexander against the ropes and hit him with a Snapmare and a Flying Reverse Senton.
He locked in Alexander again, and caught him with a flying back elbow, with a near-fall. TJP used every second of the Five Count, working on Alexander with the ropes. TJP locked in a Half Octopus Stretch, but Alexander had his arm in the way preventing him from locking it in.
Alexander escaped with elbow strikes and was then hit with a Suplex. Alexander reversed the next Suplex into a crossbody, following it up with strong strikes. He hit him with the Neutralizer for a near-fall. He went for an elbow but was reversed. He hit TJP with a Springboard Flatliner for another near-fall.
Alexander went for the Lumbar Check, but TJP reversed it into a Gutbuster. He went for the Detonation Kick but was reversed by Alexander. He went directly for Alexander's knee hitting him below. Alexander hit TJP with a roundhouse kick sending him out, and followed him with a Suicide Plancha.
Back in the ring, Alexander hit him with forearms, but TJP locked in the kneebar. He rolled him up, grabbing the tights, but Alexander was still able to kick out.
TJp continued attacking the knee, but Alexander came back with an Uppercut. Both men laid each other out with corresponding clotheslines. TJP hit Alexander with a Flying Forearm.
Alexander reversed the Detonation Kick, and TJP was able to reverse the Lumbar Check locking in the Kneebar. Alexander managed to reach the rope and hit TJP with an Elbow, while TJP hit Alexander with a Roundhouse Kick.
Alexander and TJP exchanged shots, and Cedric was able to hit the sudden Lumbar Check for the win.
Result: Cedric Alexander defeated TJP
The commentators brought up the video package of Drake Maverick talking about his vision for 205 Live.
They talked about the matches scheduled for next week when Buddy Murphy is slated to face Mustafa Ali.
In a promo backstage, Ali talked about what it meant for him to reach Wrestlemania, and what he had to undergo against Jack Gallagher. He acknowledged that Buddy Murphy was a 'bad dude', but not bad enough to break him.
In another interview, Buddy Murphy revealed that he had plans for a brutal beatdown on the next week.
Kalisto vs Roderick Strong
Roderick Strong and Kalisto came out to face each other in the 2nd Quarter Final Match of the Tournament to join Alexander in the Semi-Finals.
Roderick took to grappling as he grounded Kalisto early on with arm locks. Kalisto sped up the match as the two reversed each other's moves. Kalisto hit Strong with two Hurricanrana's and then a kick to the face for a near-fall. Strong reversed Kalisto and hit him with a sudden backbreaker.
He hit Kalisto with a huge strike, but Kalisto made space and hit Strong with a huge Hurricanrana, sending him out of the ring. Kalisto followed him out with a Suicide Dive.
Kalisto hit Roderick with a dropkick through the ropes and went for a Hurricanrana. It looked like Strong caught him, but Kalisto was still able to send him with a Hurricanrana into the barricade.
Kalisto broke the count and came back outside, only to be suplexed by Roderick Strong onto the Announce Desk. Strong kept attacking Kalisto, hitting him with strikes, and then hit him with a Backbreaker.
Strong worked on Kalisto's lower back and hit a knee into the ribs of Kalisto. Strong mocked Kalisto and hit him with a Dropkick. He locked in the Back Breaker on Kalisto on his shoulder.
Kalisto escaped but was able to hit Strong with a Hurricanrana, followed by a Springboard off the middle rope. He hit Strong with a Kick to the chest and a Basementrana. He went for the Salida Del Sol, but Strong strung him up on the top rope. Strong hit him with an Olympic Slam with a near-fall. He went for the End of Heartache but was reversed. Strong hit him with two sharp kicks, but Kalisto reversed his Tiger Driver with a roll-up for a near-fall.
Strong was going for a move from the top rope, but Kalisto reversed and hit Strong with an Arm Drag from the top rope for a near-fall. Kalisto hit him with a Superkick and Strong hit him with a knee. He followed it up with a backbreaker and the End of Heartache for the win.
Result: Roderick Strong defeated Kalisto
Roderick Strong went into the semi-finals, while the commentators talked about Ali and Murphy's match the following week, as well as the match between Mark Andrews and Drew Gulak.
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